TheGaggingWh0re -> RE: Electric Training Collars? (2/26/2007 10:40:20 AM)
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Ok, two things. First off, a shock collar is not inhuman to a dog who is having behavioral issues as long as you don't sit there and shock the crap out of him/her. There are collars that emit a small amount of electricity to dogs who bark, and the more they bark, the higher the shock becomes until they get the frikkin hint. This is to help owners who can't be there all day to shut their dog up because most of the time, especially since barking mad dogs tend to disrupt neighbors (and I'll know this), it's either get the dog to shut up or get rid of them. I would personally rather see a dogs behavior corrected than see him end up in a shelter. Also, for other damaging behavior, like chasing cars (you know, where the human CAN'T keep up with the dog), attacking, etc. a shock collar can come in handy. But again, a shock collar on a well behaved dog would be indecent, but a shock collar where it's needed is not abusive if it's handled correctly. Onward... I am a little concerned with the differences between the human neck for shocking. I myself have been eyeing a nice little shock collar set, so all this information is very helpful. It's wise to get health checks anyway, so...I say do some outside reasearch a little more. Try reading some articles on what may be in store before making that decision. I'd google something like "shock collar humans articles" and see what comes up :)
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